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Texas Blackout Reveals Deep Impact of Environmental Racism, Aid Organizers Say Organizers with Stop the Sweeps and The Challenger newspaper protest for housing rights outside Austin City Hall in Austin, Texas, on February 21, 2021, after Winter Storm Uri plunged those on the streets into sub-freezing temperatures. Candice Bernd Austin, Texas—About 70 Austinites gathered at the Homeless Memorial and Tree of Remembrance along the south bank of Lady Bird Lake on Sunday for a vigil in honor of unhoused people who lost their lives during last week’s winter storm and blackout in Texas. ...

Joe Biden may keep Space Force White House / Wikimedia Commons Related Stories Not long after his inauguration, Joe Biden has quickly reversed some of Donald Trump’s policies and orders. However, Biden may maintain some initiatives from his predecessor, Space Force being one of them. Biden may likely keep Space Force around although that may not be among the top priorities that his administration is aiming to tackle at the moment. This is because, in order to dissolve Space Force, it would require elimination from Congress. So far, Congress has agreed on a bipartisan level that the countr...

The Nation, check out our latest issue. Subscribe to Support Progressive Journalism The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter. Sign up for our Wine Club today. Did you know you can support The Nation by drinking wine? President Biden’s top cabinet appointees have almost uniformly proclaimed their opposition to the policies of the Trump administration and have pledged to steer the nation on a new course, whether it be on health, the economy, the climate, or issues of race and racism. In one area, however, senior Bid...

As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise locally, Austin Public Health leaders are urging residents to avoid gathering outside of their households this holiday season. Health officials continue to cite the outsized impact of Thanksgiving gatherings on the spread of disease in Central Texas. As of Dec. 21, cases are up 86% since the beginning of the month, according to Interim Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott. While Austin's positivity rate has fluctuated little over the last two weeks – hovering just under 9% – the seven-day moving average for COVID hospitalizations crep...